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Two arrested in London crackdown on shops selling stolen goods

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 12:33 · Archive

Two people were arrested in Lewisham after police found a machete and suspected stolen passports in a shop during a two-week operation targeting 400 London shops.

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and possessing an offensive weapon after police discovered a machete and suspected stolen passports concealed in a sweet tin at a Lewisham shop. The shop was also found selling suspected stolen Tesco tinned mackerel.

The arrest followed a two-week Metropolitan Police operation targeting shops suspected of buying and reselling stolen goods. Officers inspected 400 shops across London and seized tens of thousands of pounds' worth of suspected stolen stock ranging from expensive cosmetics and electrical goods to food products.

Elsewhere during the operation, £15,000 in cash and 300 suspected stolen mobile phones were recovered in Hounslow, leading to a three-month closure order. In Brixton, dozens of suspected stolen mobile phones and more than £5,000 in cash were seized at a phone shop, with three men arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and money laundering. In Clapham, supermarket-branded meat products worth £1,000, two knives and class B drugs were found.

Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes said the operation had 'targeted every stage of the criminal chain, from prolific shoplifters stealing to order through to the shop owners buying and reselling stolen goods'.

Two arrested in London crackdown on shops selling stolen goods
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